Thesaurus / tempered
other words for tempered
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- abate
- allay
- alleviate
- assuage
- cool
- curb
- dilute
- ease
- lessen
- mitigate
- mollify
- restrain
- soften
- soothe
- tone down
- weaken
- adjust
- admix
- modulate
- pacify
- palliate
- relieve
- revamp
- soft-pedal
- switch
- transmogrify
- chill out
- cool out
- fine tune
- make reasonable
- monkey around with
- take the bite out of
- take the edge off
- take the sting out of
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There was a band playing down at Klein's hotel, and the strains reached them faintly, tempered by the distance.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPIN
Hexam watched her with an amused indulgence that in no wise tempered his mounting admiration.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON
"I wonder you keep such an ugly tempered brute about the house," retorted the woman.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIE
Reaching into one of the secret pockets of his wide black belt he removed a curiously shaped tool of finest tempered steel.
From those odd eyes of his, his countenance gathered an air of superciliousness tempered by a gentle melancholy.
MISTRESS WILDINGRAFAEL SABATINI
This should be tempered with kindness, when circumstances call it forth, but should never descend to familiarity.
THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEY
Now the balance spring of a watch is made from steel, and is carefully tempered in order to obtain its highest elasticity.
THE WONDER BOOK OF KNOWLEDGEVARIOUS
In Hickes there was nothing of the calm and tempered judgment which ruled in Nelson's mind.
THE ENGLISH CHURCH IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYCHARLES J. ABBEY AND JOHN H. OVERTON
Lime mortar should be tempered for at least two days, roughly covered up with sacks or other material.
Hasn't any more sense of humor than a cow, and he's the worst-tempered man in this whole country.
GOLD-SEEKING ON THE DALTON TRAILARTHUR R. THOMPSON
WORDS RELATED TO TEMPERED
- balmy
- benign
- benignant
- blah
- bland
- breezy
- calm
- choice
- clear
- clement
- cool
- dainty
- delicate
- demulcent
- easy
- emollient
- exquisite
- faint
- fine
- flat
- genial
- ho-hum
- lenient
- lenitive
- light
- lukewarm
- medium
- mellow
- moderate
- nothing
- nothing much
- pabulum
- pacific
- peaceful
- placid
- smooth
- soft
- soothing
- sunny
- tempered
- tepid
- untroubled
- vanilla
- warm
- weak
- wimpy
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